Head-to-head · Media Monitoring Software
Talkwalker vs Isentia
Talkwalker leads on 0 checks, Isentia on 0, and 2 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 2 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.
Our verdict
- Highest scoreTalkwalker · 8.9/10
Talkwalker scores higher on our rubric for media monitoring software: 8.9 against 8.7 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #7.
Talkwalker is the better fit for global social and web listening with visual analysis. Isentia is the better fit for teams needing broadcast monitoring and mobile reporting.
- Talkwalker fits best
Global social and web listening with visual analysis
- Isentia fits best
Teams needing broadcast monitoring and mobile reporting
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Side by side
| Feature | Talkwalker 8.9/10 Visit ↗ | Isentia 8.7/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 8.9 | 8.7 |
| Ranking | #5 in Media Monitoring Software | #7 in Media Monitoring Software |
| Best for | Global social and web listening with visual analysis | Teams needing broadcast monitoring and mobile reporting |
| Pricing model | Paid | Paid |
| Starting price | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | — | Not published |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud, Mobile |
| Platforms | Web | Web, iOS, Android |
| Features Talkwalker 1/6 · Isentia 1/6 | ||
| Broadcast monitoring | Not published | Not published |
| Print monitoring | Not published | Not published |
| Online news monitoring | Not published | Not published |
| Historical archive | Not published | Not published |
| Coverage reports | Not published | Not published |
| Sentiment analysis | ✓ | ✓ |
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| Our verdict | Talkwalker, now branded as Lumen by Talkwalker, is an enterprise social listening and consumer intelligence platform for marketing, communications, research and customer-experience teams. It monitors social networks alongside websites,… Read the review → |
Isentia brings social, online news, print, television and radio monitoring into a cloud-based media intelligence platform. It is aimed at communications, marketing, government, agency, legal and research teams that need to track coverage… Read the review → |
Strengths and trade-offs
Talkwalker — where it wins
- Monitors 30+ social networks plus websites, news, blogs, forums and reviews
- Analyzes sentiment in 127+ languages and tracks historical trends
- Visual listening and AI-assisted summaries, classification and clustering
Where it doesn't
- Pricing requires a custom quote rather than published prices
- Only Hootsuite is listed as an integration
- More historical data and volume are reserved for higher plans
Isentia — where it wins
- Monitors social, online news, print, television and radio
- Voice-to-text and embedded playback bring broadcast coverage into reports
- Mobile app supports saving, searching, sharing and reporting
Where it doesn't
- Pricing is handled through a sales quotation rather than self-serve plans
- No plan limits are specified for comparing expected usage
- Monitoring is limited to the six listed social networks
- Talkwalker8.9/10 · Pricing on request
Broad social and web monitoring with visual analysis and AI-assisted insights.
Visit TalkwalkerFull verdict → - Isentia8.7/10 · Pricing on request
Monitors social, news and broadcast coverage with analytics, alerts and mobile reporting.
Visit IsentiaFull verdict →
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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